Happy Monday, friends! It is dark, wet and dreary in Dublin today. Michael said to me earlier, “Now this feels like winter in Dublin.” And I think he”s right. No snow, no bright sunshine…
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Good morning, everyone! Last night, I got a call from a family friend who was looking to order four dozen cupcakes for a luncheon Thursday. She’s not a big dessert lady, so she’s leaving…
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Yesterday, with the Christmas craziness over, I went to work on a (belated) holiday card email to send to our family and friends in America. This is what I came up with: I used…
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I hope you all had a lovely and peaceful Christmas and Stephen’s Day, or Boxing Day, or day-after-Christmas Day or Blizzard Day, or whatever the case may be! We had a festive, white wonderland…
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It’s snowing and it just won’t stop. I don’t have any of my own pretty photos for you because it’s still mid-blizzard and has been since Sunday! But here are a couple that give…
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I’m a little torn this year. I’m not sure whether I want to bake Christmas cookies. Last year, I baked chocolate chip cookies, sugar cookies in varying colors and something else, I can’t remember…
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The first Christmas I was in Ireland was the first Christmas I had ever spent away from my family. And I’m a sentimental girl, I really like Christmas and I was pretty worried about…
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Yesterday, I took a whack at the sewing machine Michael gave me for my birthday (I hinted. A lot.). And I managed a simple little project without even needing to call my mom! I…
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So, the weather. It’s still here. Very, very cold. No snow since last Thursday, but what we’ve got doesn’t seem to be going anywhere, anytime soon. When it snowed last week, there were no…
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Welcome! I’m Emily Westbrooks, the face behind From China Village. From China Village is a lifestyle and Irish design blog, updated daily with craft and DIY ideas, recipe inspiration, travel tips and features on…